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Summary: Great
Review: This book brings to life more of the drow society than i have ever read in any other book. This book is amazing, and a wonderful read once it gets going. The life of the drow is a life that is filled with backstabbing, and intrigue. But in the end, this book was great. It pulls you into the storyline, making you feel for all the characters, even if most of them are drow. But i recommend this book, as i recommend most books, for it was a good adventure.
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Summary: Buy it if you like Jarlaxle!
Review: I've been a fan of the Dark Elf series for a while, and when Jarlaxle was introduced in Exile I immediately liked him. Now we finally have a book that focuses on him, or so it would seem. In truth, the book focuses more on Entreri, Drizzt's former nemesis. There is very little in the way of action during the first two thirds of the book, and during part one at least that's a good thing. You can see the webs of conspiracy growing as the text moves forward. However, eventually it all gets rather tiresome, the scheming drags on a little more than it should.
Finally though, Entreri springs into action and we get Jarlaxle back. I'd buy this book again just for the last third, in which we get the rather bizarre ending (which has still left me curious). I'd love to see Salvatore do a homeland style backstory for Jarlaxle, although I'd wager we'll see more of his exploits in his new home first (which would be an even more welcome addition to the series)! This book would be an A- compared to the original Ice Wind Dale & the Dark Elf Trilogy, but an A next to a lot of other fantasy on the market (and an A+ next to the other WotC/TSR book lines).
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Summary: wow wow wow wow wow
Review: This is amongst Salvatore's best works, right there beside Homeland, Exile, Legacy & Starless Night. This is not a Drizzt book, but it portrays great character development of Artemis Entreri and the enigmatic Jarlaxle. The amazing thing about Mr Salvatore's work on the arch-villains/anti-heroes was that he leaves me gasping for more on them. And the deviation from the Companions of the hall is a welcomed one, as Drizzt is running out of worthy enemies (forget goblins, orges and orcs, u need to send more nastier stuff, try beholders and liches, and other Drizzt calibre mortal villains) Wow, I knew Jarlaxle was a good fighter, but didn't know he was Drizzt level, right up there with Artemis and Zaknafein (the only Drizzt calibre fighters I know of) How the heck did Jarlaxle live thru errr the third male child traditions of Lloth? Whilst Artemis was cool from the time he was first introduced from the Series (Except for when he loses to Drizzt here and there), there is a lot more about Artemis than just the lone wolf bada$$ killer Artemis... coooo Artemis is still amongst the best villains up there besides Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid), and an awesome antihero right there besides Solid Snake, without that guy's soft spots and horniness.. hoo haa
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Summary: Servant of Salvatore
Review: Well, it took two days but I finished it, in fact I couldnt put it down. A whole book dedicated to Artemis!!! It's almost too good to be true. I loved the focus on the dark assasin, he is a compelling character. I did miss the elf ranger Drizzit a bit, but to watch Artemis and Jarlaxle fight side by side was worth it.
Salvatore started a bit slowly in this one but eventually got underway in fine form. I hope we get to see another title in which Artemis and Jarlaxle adventure around together getting into trouble. At the end the two mysterious characters even consider getting into the bounty hunting business.
All in all, if your a fan of Artemis Entreri your going to love this episode. If your looking for something starring the hero's from Icewind Dale, best look elsewhere you wont be seeing any of them here.
Off to my find Salvatore's latest. Afterall im a servant of Salvatore.
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Summary: Servant of The Machine
Review: After reading the last two installments from Salvatore (Spine of the World and this book), it is clear to me that Salvatore is now writing only because he is assured of getting paid for each book. This latest entry, featuring the villains Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle, is disappointing. The focus of the book lies on Entreri, a two dimensional villain, who does not grow into anything more sustantial at the end of the book. He is the epitome the loner character, acting because he can only trust himself. His behavior is the result of some appearent unpleasentness with a church (Salvatore doesn't go into detail), which is a theme that, with his Demonwar Saga, he has officially beaten dead. Of course, following Salvatore's typical plot meanderings, Entreri finds that he actually likes Jarlaxle and decides to stay with the dark elf. His change from loner to quasi-loner happens too abruptly to be believable. Jarlaxle is by far the better character of the book, and the only thing saving it from getting just one star. He has a swashbuckler's charisma, the greed and ambition of a thief, and a strange code of honor. His motivations are still a mystery by the end of the book, and although Salvatore's ending hints of a sequel to this particular part of his Dark Elf saga, part of me hopes he will not write it. I have a sneaking suspicion that he'd ruin what could be his best character by doing so. The ending, perhaps due to the typical mandate that D&D books not run over a certain number of pages, is rushed and anti-climatic. The heroes(?) leave bruised, but otherwise fine, as usual.
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Summary: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Review: i realey liked this book and i hope he will contune with thees 1 char's
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Summary: A Climax Like No Other!
Review: The last battle in this book is PHENOMENAL. One of the best written fantasy climaxes I've ever read; I'm comparing it favorably to the climax of Dragonlance:Dragons of Spring Dawning in intensity and visceral impact. The characters are fascinating. I was leery about following the plots which leave Drizzt out of the picture (Spine of the World, this book) but this book, whew! Highly recommended. Much, much better than Spine of the World (but I'm a little biased- I never cared for Wulfgar's return).
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Summary: Best yet
Review: This is by far the best book that R.A.Salvatore has written. He finally does himself justice by dedicating an entire book to the development of Artemis. This is a must read for any fan of Salvatore.
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Summary: A story about redemption
Review: This is a Story about redemption... the redemption of a good writer after writing such a bad book as spine of the world.
Servant of the shard is a really great book, with an inteligent plot and well shaped characters.
It makes you wander if Spine of the world was written by R.A. Salvatore or by his monkey pet.
I bet for the monkey.
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Summary: Salvatore's back in action!
Review: "Servant of the Shard" may be Drizztless, but it has more energy and enthusiasm then the last five "Drizzt" books combined. The plot is a genuine page-turner, the characters are INTERESTING, and by the time the dust settles at the end of the novel, the Forgotten Realms world has been forever changed. The Butch Cassidy - Sundance Kid pairing of Jarlaxle and Entreri works wonderfully. Jarlaxle has always been one of my favourite characters, and when he takes centre stage here he does so with a gleeful roguishness that reminded me of early, post-depression Drizzt. The sequence where Jarlaxle tries to pass himself off as "the famous hero, Drizzt Do'Urden" to a crowd of skeptical villagers had me laughing out loud for the first time since the original series. And then there's Entreri, a character I had previously pegged as a dull, one-dimensional villain. He really comes into his own in this book, both as a reluctant antihero and as dour foil to his audacious drow companion. The character of the angry asassin gives Jarlaxle something Drizzt never had: an interesting partner. If Salvatore wants to do a series called "The Further adventures of Entreri and Jarlaxle" I'd be first in line to buy it. To sum up: The good = Jarlaxle and Entreri. The plot. The characters. The fact that things actually change in this book as opposed to staying the same. The bad: the annoying cameos from Cadderly and his fellow dogooders. I have come to the conclusion that Salvatore simply cannot write good "Good Guys". They're either too cute, too moralizing, or too stupid. Danica in particular does something at the end of the book that made me feel Entreri was entirely justified in his "Why I Kill Good Guys" speech. If you like the original Drizzt books, you'll like this one. 'Nuff said.
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